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[October 19, 1905 



Motors, ".by W. VV. . Boaiimont, vol. ii., illustrated; "Sub- 

 aqueous Tunnelling," by W. C. Copperthwaite, illustrated; 

 " The Eionomic and C-ommeri'ial 'Iheorv cf Heat Power 

 Plants," by R. H. Smith; "Electric Railways, Theo- 

 retically and Practically treated," by S. W. Ashe and 

 S. O. Keiley, illustrated ; " Modern American Machine 

 Tools," by C. Benjamin, illustrated; "Steam Turbines, 

 with an Appendix on Gas Turbines and the Future of 

 Heat Engines," by Dr. A. Stodola, illustrated; "National 

 Engineering and Trade Lectures," edited by B. H. 

 Morgan : vol. ii., " British Progress in Pumps and Pump- 

 ing Engines," by P. R. Bjorling ; vol. iii., "British 

 Progress in Gas Works Plant and Machinery," by C. E. 

 BracUenbury ; " Mechanical Appliances, Mechanical Move- 

 ments and Novelties of Construction," by G. D. Hiscox, 

 illustrated; "Tropical Diseases," by Sir P. Manson, 

 K.C.M.G., F.R.S., illustrated; "Diets and Dietetics," by 

 A. Gau.thier, translated by Dr. Rice-Oxley ; " The Bacteri- 

 ologv of Peritonitis," by Dr. L. Dudgeon and P. W. G. 

 Sargent; "Physiology of the Nervous System," by J. P. 

 Morat, translated and edited by Dr. H. W. Syers, illus- 

 trated; and " Leprosv and Fish Eating," by Dr. J. 

 Hutchinson, F.R.S., il'lustrated. 



.M( ssrs. J. M. Dent and Co. announce : — " The Bird- 

 watcher in the Shetlands," by E. Selous, illustrated; and 

 " Introduction to Geometry," by Drs. G. C. and W. H. 

 Voung. 



Messrs. Duckworth and Co. have in hand : — " Hand- 

 book of Geography: Physiographical and Mathematical," 

 by Dr. E. Reich, with maps and diagrams ; and a new 

 edition of " A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with their 

 Derivation and Accent," by B. D. Jackson. 



Mr. A. C. Fifield promises : — " The Science of Symbols," 

 by G. Blount; and " Poverty and Hereditary Genius," by 



F. C. Constable. 



.Messrs. R. Friedlander and Son (Berlin) promise : — 

 " Carnephorus im Baikal-See," by A. Korotneff ; Tierreich, 

 Lief. 21, " Amphipoda," L, by T. R. R. Stebbing, Lief. 22, 

 " Heliconidse," by H. Stickel u. H. Riffarth ; " Joh. 

 Wislicenus, his Life and Works," by E. Beckmann ; 

 " Wissenschaftl. Ergebnisse einer zoolog. Expedition nach 

 dem Baikal-See," Heft, i., ii., v.; and "Plankton des 

 Baikal-Sees," by Zernow. 



The Funk and Wagnalls Co. will publish : — " .^tonia 

 Gastrica," by Dr. A. Rose; " Carbonic Acid in Medicine," 

 by Dr. .\. Rose; "Psychic Treatment of Nervous Dis- 

 orders," by Dr. Dubois; and "Psycho-Neurosis and its 

 Moral Treatment," by Dr. Dubois. 



Mr. .Alexander Gardner announces : — " Familiar .Scottish 

 Birds," by \. N. Simpson. 



-Messrs. Gauthier-Villars (Paris) give notice of : — " Sur 

 les Syst^mes triplement ind^termin^s et sur les Svst^mes 

 triple-orthogonaux," by Prof. G. Guichard, illustrated; 

 " CEuvres de Charles Hermite," Tomes ii. and iii. ; " Cours 

 (i 'Analyse de la Faculty des Sciences de Paris," by Prof. 

 E. Goursat, Tome ii. : " Th^orie des Fonctions analytiques. 

 Equations diiTerentielles. Equations aux D^riv^es par- 

 tielles. Elements de Calcul des Variations"; "Precis de 

 Photographie g^n(;rale," by E. Belin, illustrated; "Les 

 Proc(5d6s de Commande a Distance au Moven de 

 rElectriciti5," by Frilley ; "Les Industries de la Conserv- 

 ation des Aliments," by X. Rocques. 



Messrs. Gay and Bird announce : — " The .Arab : the 

 Horse of the Future," by Hon. Sir J. Boucaut, K.C.M.G., 

 with a preface by Sir W. Gilbey, Bart., illustrated. 



Messrs. Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., give notice of : — 

 "Mining Law," by C. J. Alford ; "Mining Geology: a 

 Text-book for Mining Students and Miners," by Prof. 

 J. Park, illustrated; "Wireless Telegraphy," by Dr. 



G. Eichhorn, illustrated; "Electricity Meters^" by H. G. 

 Solomon, illustrated; "Testing Explosives," by C. E. 

 Bichel and A. Larsen, illustrated; "Paper Technologv, 

 an Elementary Manual on the Manufacture, Physical 

 Qualities, Chemical Constituents, and Testing of Paper 

 and Paper-making Fibres, with Selected Tables for the 

 Use of Publishers, Stationers, and Others," bv R. W. 

 Sindall, illustrated; "A Practical Laboratorv Handbook 

 on the Bacteriology of Brewing," bv W. .\'. Rilrv ; ".A 

 Handbook of Medical Jurisprudence' and Toxicologv, for 

 the L'se of Students and Practitioners," bv Dr. \\'. .\, 



NO. 1877, VOL. 72] 



Brend, illustrated; " Toxine and Anti-Toxine, " by Dr. C. 

 Oppenheimer, translated frorii the German by C. A. 

 Mitchell ; " The Laboratory Book of Mineral Oil Analysis," 

 by J. J. Hicks, illustrated; "Physico-chemical Tables for 

 the Use of .Analysts, Physicists, Chemical Manufacturers 

 and Scientific Chemists," vol. ii., " Chemical Physics, 

 Pure and Analytical Chemistry," by J. Castell-F:vans ; and 

 new editions of " Petroleum and its Products, a Practical 

 Treatise," by Sir B. Redwood, illustrated; " Gas, Oil, and 

 .Air Engines : a Practical Text-book on Internal Combus- 

 tion Motors," by B. Donkin ; "Properties of Matter," 

 bv Profs. J. H. Poynting and J. J. Thomson, F'.R.S. ; 

 and " Principles and Practice of Brewing, for the Use of 

 Students and Practical Men," by W'. J. Sykes, illustrated. 



Messrs. Harper and Brothers' list includes ; — " Evolu- 

 tion : the Master Key," by Dr. C. W. Saleeby ; " Practiial 

 Electric Wiring," by C. C. Metcalfe; and " .Alternaiing 

 Currents," by Prof. -A. Hay. 



Mr. \V. Heinemann's list contains: — "The WcrldV 

 History, a Survey of Man's Record," edited by Dr. H. I'. 

 Helmolt, "Eastern Europe," "The Slavs," "The Teuton 

 and Latin Races," "Western Europe since 1800," " Thr 

 .Atlantic Ocean"; "Through Five Republics, a Critical 

 Description of the .Argentine, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and 

 Venezuela in 1905," by P. P. Martin, illustrated; " Medi- 

 cine and the Public," by Dr. S. S. Sprigge ; "Concerning 

 Death," by Prof. O. Bloch, edited by Dr. O. Lankester ; 

 ".Sex and Character," translated from the German q\ 

 O. Weininger; and "The Dog Book," by J. Watson, 

 2 vols., illustrated. 



Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton will publish : — " With 

 the Abyssinians in Somaliland," by -Major J. W. Jcnning 

 and Dr. C. Addison; " Woodmyth and Fable," by E. 

 Thompson-Seton ; and "The Medical Epitome Series," 

 edited by Dr. V. C. Pedersen, 20 vols. 



Messrs. Hutchinson and Co. direct attention to : — 

 "Liberia, the Negro Republic in West Africa," by Sir 

 H. Johnston, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., illustrated; " With Flash- 

 light and Rifle in Equatorial East Africa, a Record of 

 Hunting -Adventures and of Studies in Wild Life," by 



C. G. Schillings, translated by F. Whyte, illustrated. 

 Messrs. T. C. and E. C. Jack announce: — "The Edin- 

 burgh Stereoscopic Atlas of Anatomy," edited by Dr. 



D. Waterston ; " Moths and Butterflies of the United 

 States East of the Rocky Mountains," by S. F. Denton, 

 illustrated; and five volumes by Dr. C. W.' Saleeby entitled 

 respectively: — " Evolution," " Heredity," " Psychology," 

 "Ethics." and "Sociology." 



Mr. F. Lehmann (Stuttgart) promises : — " Oologia 

 universalis palaarctica, " by G. Krause, 150 parts, illus- 

 trated. 



Messrs. Crosby Lockwood and Son give notice of : — 

 " Motor Vehicles for Business Purposes, a Practical Hand- 

 book for Those Interested in the Transport of Pas-sengers 

 and Goods," by .A. J. Wallis-Tayler, illustrated; " Milling 

 .Machines, a Practical Treatise on their Design, Construc- 

 tion, Equipment and Economic Working, illustrated with 

 E.xamples of Recent Designs by Leading English, French, 

 and -American Engineers," by J. Horner; "The Elemen- 

 tary Principles of Electrical Engineering, a Class-book for 

 Junior and Advanced Students," by J. H. Alexander, illus- 

 trated ; " The Horticultural Note Book, a Manual of 

 Practical Rules, Data, and Tables, for the Use of Students, 

 (iardeners. Nurserymen, and Others interested in Flower, 

 Fruit and Vegetable Culture, or in the Laving-out and 

 Management of Gardens," bv J. C. Newshain ; and new 

 editions of "Electricity as -Applied to Mining," by A. 

 Lupton, G. D. A. Parr, and H. Perkin, illustrated ;' and 

 " The Art of Leather Manufacture, a Practical Handbook in 

 which the Operations of Tanning, Currving, and Leather 

 Dressing are fully Described, and the Principles of Tanning 

 Explained, together with a Description of the Arts of Glue 

 Boiling, Gut Dressing, &c.," by A. Watt. 



Messrs. Longmans, Green and Co.'s list includes: — 

 "The .Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland," bv J. G. 

 Millais, vol. iii., illustrated; "The Secret of the totem," 

 by -Andrew Lang ; " The Phvsiology and Therapeutics 

 of the Harrogate Waters, Baths, &c.,'" by Drs. W. Bain 

 and W. Edgecombe; "The Scientific Principles of Wire- 

 less Telegraphy," hy Dr. J. A. Fleming, F.R.S. ; " Steam 



